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Title: Life You've Always Wanted, The by John Ortberg ISBN: 0-310-24695-4 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.29 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Real Stuff That Will Make You Laugh and Change
Comment: This book is enjoyable reading with challenging content. Ortberg writes with the down-to-earth humor and wit he is known for, and yet at the same time penetrates into the real motivation behind our spiritual activities and presents the true goal of our relationship with God and others. It is like no other book on the Christian disciplines that I have ever read. At face value it appears light and entertaining and then as you continue reading, you feel all of your outward righteousness being stripped away and come to realize you're not nearly so holy as you thought you were, because you were focused on the wrong goal and were motivated by the wrong reasons.
This book is simple enough for those young in the faith and challenging enough for the most seasoned saint, though definitely written for the 30 and up crowd. Ortberg uses numerous examples from everyday life and the writings of authors from a wide spectrum of viewpoints, but he fortifies every chapter with sound biblical teaching. I would have liked him to supply more scripture references, however. Though the book is designed to be one that you interact with, rather than study.
If you've been a Christian for a while and are looking for a book to refresh your faith, this is it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Easy to read, but lifechanging
Comment: Usually, I find that books or sermons on 'Spiritual Disciplines' cause a short-term spurt of motivation, followed by longer-term disillusionment. Eventually I feel guilty for not measuring up, and finally I ignore the issues. Ortberg has a totally different approach, which had a very different impact on my life.
Instead of telling us to work harder, pray more, get up earlier, etc, he shows us how to view the daily activities in our own lives as spiritual disciplines. He explains that the phase of one's life is no excuse for not growing spiritually. For example, a mother of small children might not be able to schedule large amounts of solitude and quiet time, but rather can learn to see her daily tasks as the "discipline of the mundane". The most ordinary situations of our lives contain spiritual activities.
Reading this book made me feel more hopeful, because it did not equate spiritual growth with the ability to spend countless hours in solitary prayer, rather it describes how to train ourselves to use our own life circumstances as a path to maturity. The measure of a spiritual discipline is not how many chapters of the Bible you read, or how many hours you kneeled, but how much you grew in love.
Rating: 5
Summary: A practical view of how to let Christ transform your life
Comment: Ortberg has a way to state some of the deeper teachings of the Christian life in simple, down-to-earth manner that anyone can read and understand. This is one example of this.
Many people are looking for the guru or grand pilgrimage that will transform their lives. If you want that, don't look here. But if you want simple yet effective tips for allowing Christ to transfor your life, you're in luck.
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Title: If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg ISBN: 0310228638 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them by John Ortberg ISBN: 0310228646 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Love Beyond Reason by John Ortberg ISBN: 0310212154 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Fully Devoted by John Ortberg, Laurie Pederson, Judson Poling, Laurie Pederson, John Ortberg, Judson Poling ISBN: 0310220734 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Grace by John Ortberg, Laurie Pederson, Judson Poling, Laurie Pederson, John Ortberg, Judson Poling ISBN: 0310220742 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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